I open the drawer.
Too small.
Too thick.
Not sharp enough.
Perfect.
I run my finger across the blade.
The cut is small
but the pain brings exhileration.
I walk slowly up the stairs.
I have been watching her for days and know her rutine.
She will have just brushed her teeth
Told her daughter to turn off the lights
Turned on the news--Chanel 2
And picked up a book--Where the Wind Blows.
She is not expecting me
And that gives me a thrill.
Won't she be suprised?
I reach her room
The door is shut
Something I expected.
I wait in the hall.
Her daughter will turn on her music soon
And then she will get on the phone
Hoping her mother won't catch her,
Though she always does.
Tonight will be different though.
Tonight, the daughter will get away with talking on the phone.
And I will get away with murder--Again.
The music turns on.
I see it as my cue.
I open the door.
The woman gets out one short, soft scream.
Then I am on her.
She struggles.
She fights.
I pull out the knife and like clockwork,
The struggling stops.
The glint of the blade
Refelcts pretily in her hazel eyes.
The cool of the metal gives her goosebumbs.
The music has stopped.
I don't have much time.
Tonight is different,
And I was not expecting the music to stop.
I stare at her.
There is no pleading from this woman.
Only her shallow breath.
I pull the knife back
-The girl walks in
The mother gets in one last scream
-The girl is frozen
I brong the knife down and pull back quickly
-blood hit the girl
She takes her last breath
-The girl colapses
The music will not play here again.
Author notes
Completely Fictional
A contest entry
- This Horror by B.bdawn.
525 points, ended October 23, 2007, 7 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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WOW!
OMG! That is so chilling it gave me goosebumps! Nice ending to it. Makes me wonder if you'll think about making a sequel to it. Awesome work!
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Excellent take on the prompt congrats to you on your gold!
~blessings to you always~
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wow! excellant write. similar to an entry i have gotten yet very different. thanks for entering and good luck!
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i love i
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Good Poem I was about to say I thought it was true I like the first to stanza My husband thinks people who cut them selves are demented and need help I have done so as a child It helped me forget my emotional pain for a while. I grew out of such thing and no lo9nger do so any more
Excellent Poem
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